Co emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Co emissions by sector was 200,000 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Co emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 200,000 for co emissions by sector in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea peaked at 200,000 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60,000, in 1995.
Papua New Guinea ranks 127th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Co emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70,000 | — |
| 1991 | 80,000 | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 80,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60,000 | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 60,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70,000 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 60,000 | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 70,000 | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 80,000 | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 90,000 | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 110,000 | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 110,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100,000 | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 100,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70,000 | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 150,000 | +114.3% |
| 2008 | 70,000 | -53.3% |
| 2009 | 129,999 | +85.7% |
| 2010 | 129,999 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 129,999 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 129,999 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 150,000 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 150,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 170,000 | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 180,000 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 180,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 190,000 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 190,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 200,000 | +5.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 200,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 630,000, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 200,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 405,000, 49% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +114.3% | 70,000 | 150,000 |
| 2009 | +85.7% | 70,000 | 129,999 |
| 2008 | -53.3% | 150,000 | 70,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,000 | 70,000 | 150,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 149,000 | 129,999 | 180,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,000 | 180,000 | 200,000 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea?
- Co emissions by sector in Papua New Guinea was 200,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions by sector recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 in 2023.
- What is the lowest co emissions by sector recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,000 in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for co emissions by sector?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 127th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is co emissions by sector rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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